I literally "brushed shoulders" with Donald Young and Alex Bogomolov Jr. today at the Charlottesville Challenger tournament. I'm 6ft 1' tall and there's no way the Donald is 6ft 0in. Alex who's listed at 5ft 10" was slightly taller than the Donald. I'm guessing he's a true 5ft 9in...

The new coach that Young hired around the US Open is no where to be seen. I've only seen his mom over the last 3-4 days. She's typically on her cell phone looking bored and half asleep, while Donald Young is on the practice courts hitting with Jack Sock/Jesse Levine/Alex Bogomolov Jr.

I saw that match in person. He was clowning around at the end of the first set on his opponent's 2nd serves. Acted like he was in total control. Popped a string, switched to a different brand of racquet and his game collapsed in the 2nd set. His momma ran off to get his racquet re-strung and Young switched back to the original racquet in the 3rd set but played really conservative and just seemed to be happy with spinning everything in. Not a single forehand of DY's was going more than 2-3 ft beyond the service line.

I saw that match in person. He was clowning around at the end of the first set on his opponent's 2nd serves. Acted like he was in total control. Popped a string, switched to a different brand of racquet and his game collapsed in the 2nd set. His momma ran off to get his racquet re-strung and Young switched back to the original racquet in the 3rd set but played really conservative and just seemed to be happy with spinning everything in. Not a single forehand of DY's was going more than 2-3 ft beyond the service line.

What professional goes on court with just one match racquet?!

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Tight budget... If he could afford fresh alu power each set he would be mini-goat.

I saw that match in person. He was clowning around at the end of the first set on his opponent's 2nd serves. Acted like he was in total control. Popped a string, switched to a different brand of racquet and his game collapsed in the 2nd set. His momma ran off to get his racquet re-strung and Young switched back to the original racquet in the 3rd set but played really conservative and just seemed to be happy with spinning everything in. Not a single forehand of DY's was going more than 2-3 ft beyond the service line.

so much wrong with the donald, i don't know where to begin. really seems like it's too late to make many changes now anyway. as low as he's ranked now he's gonna have to either qualify (does he want to put out the effort to do that and can he win?) or get wildcards (does anyone really want to spend a wildcard on him still?). now that the usta does tournaments to decide wildcards, he'd have to win those too. he seems like he's too stubborn to change and if he did fire his parents, get a new coach and actually listens to them and makes changes to his game, how much time does he physically have left on the tour?

with the donald, i always wonder "when is he gonna quit and go be a pro somewhere?" maybe i'm wrong, i hope i'm wrong but i think it's about over for him.

btw, i don't think i'd get many games off dy. sure i might get a couple points here and there, but you cannot my ability to play with immeasurable stupidity!

so much wrong with the donald, i don't know where to begin. really seems like it's too late to make many changes now anyway. as low as he's ranked now he's gonna have to either qualify (does he want to put out the effort to do that and can he win?) or get wildcards (does anyone really want to spend a wildcard on him still?). now that the usta does tournaments to decide wildcards, he'd have to win those too. he seems like he's too stubborn to change and if he did fire his parents, get a new coach and actually listens to them and makes changes to his game, how much time does he physically have left on the tour?

with the donald, i always wonder "when is he gonna quit and go be a pro somewhere?" maybe i'm wrong, i hope i'm wrong but i think it's about over for him.

btw, i don't think i'd get many games off dy. sure i might get a couple points here and there, but you cannot my ability to play with immeasurable stupidity!

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He wouldn't be able to afford a good coach these days, and I don't think the USTA will gift him a quality coach at this point.

Someone his height would have to have a rock solid mental game if they wanted to have any chance. But he likes bling and crocked hats and getting pissy when things don't go his way.

LOL, so Donald now gets credit for being able to keep the ball in play. How Low can stupe down to ? He was tauted as the most gifted player to come out of USA since JP McEnroe.

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And, we'll NEVER stop driving that point home. :twisted: He was a highly touted junior player surely, but the view was far from universal. Many people noted the lack of size and a big weapon early on and questioned if those touting him as the next great American player were off base. Yet, TWers like to throw around that everyone thought DY would be the greatest, making his inability to meet expectations a bigger deal than it actually is. Not everyone thought he was destined to be a champion.

I just don't get it. Certainly, many top prospects from the U.S. or other countries have not panned out. It happens. Regularly. Yet, we still have a DY thread even though he's ranked in the 180s?